dead name
noun [ C ] (also deadname) /ˈded ˌneɪm/ /ˈded ˌneɪm/
弃名（跨性别者变性前的名字）
a name that a transgender person was called by that belonged to the gender they were said to have at birth, which they no longer use
As a child, I hated my dead name and always wished for a more masculine name. 小时候，我非常讨厌现在我已不用的原名，总是希望有一个更阳刚的名字。
Among trans and queer people, names you no longer use are often called "dead names" or "birth names". 在跨性别者和同性恋者中，不再使用的名字通常被称为“弃名”或“出生时的名字。
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- What should I say when someone asks me what my dead name is?
- Deadnames can be used against a transgender person in order to intimidate them.
- Many transgender people find their deadnames emotionally triggering and painful to hear.